Help me decide on a

Caterina · 09-09-2005, 02:11 PM

dresage saddle.

I'd ideally like to buy a Wintec Isabella or Pro-Dressage saddle with Cair and changealbe gullets.
But is there some comparable saddles that you think i should look at?
(I've gotten some nice snears when I tell people I want a wintec..so id like to see whats out there.)
I have at least four hroses that it would need to fit (all with variing sizes and shapes), and that number will go up once my younins arnt so young.

Cara · 09-09-2005, 04:51 PM

Um, I don't exaclty know what saddles you should compare them too, but it's a good idea to do that. Out of the pro-dressage and the isabell, I hightly recomend the isabell, it really keeps you in the right position, and it's soooooo comfortable, I don't really like the pro-dressage very much, but that's just me. You should try riding in both saddles before you decide.

Good Luck!

juxtposdbologna · 09-09-2005, 05:09 PM

Who was snearing? I've ridden in plenty of wintec and leather saddles and personally, I like the dressage saddles wintec has.

Stars Of Vegas · 09-09-2005, 05:22 PM

well if you have 4 different horses and they are all different shap there is a new saddle out, it is called the status elite

this saddle has this new thing in it where you
dont need to change the bullet, coz it
changes to fit your horse, it is hard to explain but it has this thing in it that moves and then fits tothe individual horse, in a few years it

will be in all saddles, btu not at the moemnt coz of patents and what not.
this is the thing inside it and how it works
you can pm me if you want to know anything more about it, but that was just another suggestion, if you dont wanna keep changing gullets.

3WishesDun · 09-09-2005, 05:29 PM

SOV-- I would love to read up on that saddle you posted...could you PM me a link...or post a website? Thankyou very much!!!!

Lindsayanne · 09-09-2005, 06:06 PM

No shame in a wintec- especially the isabell. I ride in a stubben and would switch to a wintec isabell given the option, if that gives you an idea of how highly I regard it.

If you aren't looking for a show saddle, it's a great choice.

S.HorseWoman · 09-09-2005, 06:17 PM

A little off topic for the thread, but why can't you use a Wintec as a show saddle?

Trump Card · 09-09-2005, 09:56 PM

Out of those 2 i would choose the isabell! I have heard there heaps better... Y not go for a bates? They can also come with a easy, changable gullet, and there leather?

Caterina · 09-10-2005, 08:36 AM

id love more info on the status elite!

Why can't you show in wintecs? I've seen people show in them....is that a no-no?

Does the Bates have a dressage saddle?

arabgirl15 · 09-10-2005, 08:40 AM

No, you can show in a Wintec. Some people, think it looks kinda unprofessional. Some think, that it's great. But, in some 'bigger' shows (like BIG, not like fairs) Wintecs are frowned upon.

09-09-2005, 04:51 PM	#2
Cara Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,818 Images: 27	Um, I don't exaclty know what saddles you should compare them too, but it's a good idea to do that. Out of the pro-dressage and the isabell, I hightly recomend the isabell, it really keeps you in the right position, and it's soooooo comfortable, I don't really like the pro-dressage very much, but that's just me. You should try riding in both saddles before you decide. Good Luck! __________________ ~It Depends~ Cara ~ http://dressagecowgrl.blogspot.com ~

09-09-2005, 05:22 PM	#4
Stars Of Vegas Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bumpkinville.. VIC..AUS Posts: 2,667 Images: 76	well if you have 4 different horses and they are all different shap there is a new saddle out, it is called the status elite this saddle has this new thing in it where you dont need to change the bullet, coz it changes to fit your horse, it is hard to explain but it has this thing in it that moves and then fits tothe individual horse, in a few years it will be in all saddles, btu not at the moemnt coz of patents and what not. this is the thing inside it and how it works you can pm me if you want to know anything more about it, but that was just another suggestion, if you dont wanna keep changing gullets. __________________ ~~~SOV~~~ ASHBROOK FERRERO-1996 Holsteiner gelding Only horse people will spend hundreds of dollars on a show for a 95 cent ribbon

09-09-2005, 05:29 PM	#5
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 16,869 Images: 655 Blog Entries: 27	SOV-- I would love to read up on that saddle you posted...could you PM me a link...or post a website? Thankyou very much!!!! __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

09-09-2005, 06:06 PM	#6
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,857 Images: 399	No shame in a wintec- especially the isabell. I ride in a stubben and would switch to a wintec isabell given the option, if that gives you an idea of how highly I regard it. If you aren't looking for a show saddle, it's a great choice. __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child *NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse

09-09-2005, 06:17 PM	#7
S.HorseWoman Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,764 Images: 14 Blog Entries: 1	A little off topic for the thread, but why can't you use a Wintec as a show saddle? __________________ Posie - not mine, but still in my heart.

09-09-2005, 05:09 PM	#3
juxtposdbologna Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bucks County PA Posts: 368 Images: 15	Who was snearing? I've ridden in plenty of wintec and leather saddles and personally, I like the dressage saddles wintec has.

09-09-2005, 09:56 PM	#8
Trump Card Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: DOWN UNDER mate! Posts: 2,249 Images: 163	Out of those 2 i would choose the isabell! I have heard there heaps better... Y not go for a bates? They can also come with a easy, changable gullet, and there leather? __________________ ~Remi, you are my knight in shining armour ~ ~Ellie Our BABY girl!~ ~I LOVE you 2, so much!~ www.freewebs.com/caballo_park

09-10-2005, 08:40 AM	#10
arabgirl15 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SW Minnesota Posts: 3,223 Images: 69 Blog Entries: 16	No, you can show in a Wintec. Some people, think it looks kinda unprofessional. Some think, that it's great. But, in some 'bigger' shows (like BIG, not like fairs) Wintecs are frowned upon. __________________ Monica To be believed, make the truth unbelievable. Napoleon Bonaparte

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